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Beard said commercial development, especially in the office markets of cities like Charlotte and Raleigh, was affected by HB2. The new bill drops the rule on transgender bathroom use. "I think that the NCAA is doing the right thing in evaluating the law", he said Friday. "It's going to open the doors for corporations to take another look". Read More

Cohen-Watnick was almost fired earlier in the month at the request of National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, but was overruled by US President Donald Trump after he appealed to White House advisers Stephen Bannon and Jared Kushner, Trump's Jewish son-in-law. Read More

Mickelson got one back with a birdie at 10 and a par at the long 12th was enough to cut the arrears to one, but Haas knocked a sublime second to three feet to win the 15th and matched Mickelson's birdie at 16 before holing from six feet for par at the penultimate hole to wrap up a 2&1 win. Read More

Bharara had overseen the investigation into allegations that de Blasio's 2013 campaign had doled out preferential treatment to fundraisers in exchange for donations. Federal prosecutors also announced their decision not to bring charges in a short, unusual statement released Thursday by Joon H. Kim, the acting U.S. Read More

The Senate Minority Leader did not demand all Democrats take his position in his speech on the Senate floor. Mr Schumer's announcement is sure to set up a bruising battle. Some Democrats have threatened a filibuster , which would mean the judge would have to get 60 of the 100 votes to claim the seat. Democratic Sens. Read More

Watson issued the order last Wednesday to temporarily block enforcement of the ban, just hours before it was to take effect. Trump's attorneys contend Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin is hoping the court treats the next step in formally banning the executive order as "a mere formality" since the state has failed to provide relevant evidence to support their claim, the Justice Department said in the filing. Read More

Do we call ourselves public servants if we're not protecting those who can not afford health care? According to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, based on current enrollment levels by county, 2.7 million New Yorkers would lose coverage, including 56,882 Staten Islanders at risk of losing health insurance coverage through Medicaid, qualified health plans that meet ACA requirements and essential plans. Read More

He scored a team-high 23 points in the Mount's 67-66 win over New Orleans on Tuesday and is averaging 21.3 points in the Mountaineers' four postseason games . As South Dakota State gets set take on top-seed Gonzaga Thursday afternoon, the biggest challenge for the Jacks will be up front. From there, the West Coast Conference's top team took control. Read More

He was working the drive-thru when an off-duty Miami-Dade officer pulled through with her kids. "Her kids were screaming, 'Mother, mother, stop it, mother what are you doing, '" the employee recalled of the vehicle driving by the window to CBS Miami . Read More

Sunday (March 12). Test smoke alarms monthly by pushing the test button and change the battery once a year to ensure they are operating properly. In addition, if your smok alarms are more than 10 years old, it's time to replace them, authorities say. Read More

She described him Wednesday as a hard-working man who "treated everybody with the utmost respect". Five fire-related deaths have been reported in Texas , including three ranchers who died while trying to save their cattle. Outside of Texas , truck Driver Corey Holt (39) was killed at the Kansas-Oklahoma border when smoke from the Clark County Fire became too thick to see, causing his truck to jackknife. Read More

The man demanded to speak to a company official on the ground and the flight crew allowed him to use an onboard telephone to call its corporate headquarters. The flight attendant said the cabin was "on secured lock-down". The flight to Hawaii also continued its journey. "I thought it was ridiculous", passenger Eileen Berstrom told CBS Los Angeles . Read More

Martha Williams of East Providence, and twin sister, Jean Haley, of Barrington, died of what authorities believe was hypothermia over the weekend. Jean Haley was found by the same neighbor in the open garage, where it is believed that she tripped over a rug as she was going to call for help. Read More

McKinnon told FloridaPolitics.com paramedics rushed Jacob Manchego to Brandon Regional Hospital, where the boy later died. Hillsborough Sheriff's Office said the child's half-sister went into the shopping center, leaving the toddler in the auto. Read More

When asked if he was speaking for himself or the Foreign Ministry, Nahshon said the statement is "semi-official". "I'm hoping it was maybe just some drunk kids", he said. "This has got to be deliberate", said It's a historic Jewish cemetery. After the vandalism in Missouri, Governor Eric Greitens wrote in a Facebook post : "Anyone who would seek to divide us through an act of desecration will find instead that they unite us in shared determination". Read More

Twenty-four protesters were arrested , according to the Los Angeles Times , after the Anaheim Police Department ordered the protesters to disperse at roughly 10 p.m. "This led to a physical confrontation between the off-duty officer and several other juveniles". The officer eventually pulls out his gun as someone off-camera points out "he's just a kid". Read More

On Oct. 22, 2005, Tara Grinstead vanished from her home in Ocilla, Georgia, a small town with a population of less than 3,500 about 160 miles south of Atlanta. The information gained from the interviews led agents to develop enough probable cause to get an arrest warrant for Duke, charging him with the murder of Grinstead. Read More

Others are trying to make You're Fired- Trump's catchphrase from The Apprentice- trend. Presidents Day, a federal holiday that started to honor our first president George Washington and our sixteenth president Abraham Lincoln , has taken on a new name in recent years. Read More

Three people, including two police officers, were shot Monday in Whittier, according to multiple news reports . "It's extremely tragic", Corina said. They were rushed to the hospital, where one of the officers died of his wounds. A sedan directly in front of the SUV had front end damage, and a weapon was visible on top of the car's trunk, the footage showed. Read More

A second storm victim, a 55-year-old man, was electrocuted when a power line fell Friday in Sherman Oaks, west of downtown Los Angeles , the fire department said. The area received about 3 inches of rain as of Saturday morning. A storm that was expected to be the worst in several years will be touching down in the Los Angeles area early Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Read More

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